Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

A new discovery in the art world is something always searched for and rarely found. Surely there was no shortage of artists during the 20th century, but to find someone of immense talent and individuality that has seemingly slipped under the radar of galleries, critics and collectors is rare. An instance where this might occur is when an artist may have been his or her own harshest critic and, for fear of rejection or criticism, such an artist might choose to never show their work in major venues. Somewhere along the way in the promising career of Tobias “Ted” Musicant, his personal insecurity kept his artistic genius from the field of his peers. After participating in numerous prestigious exhibitions early in his career, Musicant became reclusive and kept his art from the public eye. Since the relatively recent death of this artist, a small but powerful body of Modernist paintings has been discovered. These works range in date from 1940 to 1965 and begin in a representational modernist style, evolving into a very interesting and appealing semi-representational hard-edged geometric series that incorporate a flavor of Native American influence. The latest of his paintings are of a surrealist style where the artist includes elements such as birds, fruit, a myriad of unusual objects and architecture into his compositions. His work bears similarities to that of Marsden Hartley, Stuart Davis, Louis Stone and Salvador Dali.

Tobias Musicant was the son of a carpenter and born in Philadelphia in 1921. An artist since childhood, after high school, Musicant attended the Pratt Institute in New York from 1939–41. However, his art studies would be interrupted by World War II as he served his country in the United States Army Air Force, seeing action in England. After the war, Musicant continued his studies at the Art Students League from 1945–48. He lived in Brooklyn in the 1940s and 1950s, eventually moving to Plainsboro, New Jersey, with his sister Alice Musicant, also an artist, where they would both remain throughout their lives. His paintings were exhibited in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Print Club, the Newark Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Butler Institute, and the Princeton Art Council, among other venues. He also had one-man shows at Heffers Gallery in Cambridge, England and the Contemporary Arts Gallery in New York City. In addition to his paintings, Musicant worked in enamels and made silver jewelry.

Artist: Tobias Musicant

Tobias Musicant, Gates to the City

By Tobias Musicant

Located in New York, NY

Any work by Tobias Musicant is terrific. These New Jersey-made, mid-century near abstractions are generally scarce. The pieces I know are master works of American Modernism. Cubist c...

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1940s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Linocut

Tobias Musicant
Tobias Musicant, Gates to the City, 1946

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1960s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Richard Florsheim
Wharf-side, 1962

H 26 in W 20 in D 0.97 in

Edge of the Woods.

By William Harry Warren Bicknell

Located in Storrs, CT

Edge of the Woods. 1916. Drypoint. 7 7/8 x 9 3/4 (sheet 10 7/16 x 13 1/8). A rich impression in printed on Japanese paper with an oak leaf watermark. Signed and annotated '3rd state'...

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Early 20th Century American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

William Harry Warren Bicknell
Edge of the Woods., 1916

H 7.88 in W 9.75 in D 0.5 in

Glowing City

By Richard Florsheim

Located in New York, NY

Richard Florsheim created this color lithograph entitled “Glowing City” in 1969 in an edition of 250 pieces. Published by Associated American Artists and printed by Mourlot Press, Pa...

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1960s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Richard Florsheim
Glowing City, 1969

H 16.75 in W 35 in D 0.97 in

Dark House (Philadelphia).

By Earl Horter

Located in Storrs, CT

c. 1932. Aquatint. 10 1/4 x 11 (sheet 12 5/8 x 15 1/2). A rich impression printed with plate tone on countermarked French wove paper. Unsigned; annotated 'Dark House (Aqua)' in Horter's hand. Another impression is in the Library of Congress. Housed in a 16 x 20-inch archival mat, suitable for framing. Earl Horter...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Earl Horter
Dark House (Philadelphia)., c. 1932

H 10.25 in W 11 in D 0.5 in

Light and Water

By Richard Florsheim

Located in New York, NY

Richard Florsheim created this color lithograph entitled “Light and Water” in 1972 in an edition of 50 pieces. Printed by Mourlot Press, Paris, this impression is signed and inscribed “5/50” – the fifth print of fifty. It is in good condition with full original color. The printed image size is 16 7/8 x 23 1/16 inches and paper size 19.75 x 25.50 inches. RICHARD ABERLE FLORSHEIM...

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1970s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Richard Florsheim
Light and Water, 1972

H 19.75 in W 25.5 in D 0.97 in

Approaching Storm

By Richard Florsheim

Located in New York, NY

Richard Florsheim created this color lithograph entitled “Approaching Storm” in 1967 in an edition of 125 pieces. Published by Associated American Artists and printed by Mourlot Press, Paris, this impression is signed and inscribed “Artist Proof.” It is in good condition with full original color. The printed image size is 28.25 x 19 3/4 inches and the paper size is 31.12 x 22 inches. RICHARD ABERLE...

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1960s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Richard Florsheim
Approaching Storm, 1967

H 31.5 in W 23 in D 0.97 in

Incandescent City

By Richard Florsheim

Located in New York, NY

Richard Florsheim created this color lithograph entitled “Incandescent City” in 1960 in an edition of 35 pieces. This impression is signed and inscribed “34/35.” It is in good condit...

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1960s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Richard Florsheim
Incandescent City, 1960

H 26 in W 20 in D 0.97 in

Waves

By Richard Florsheim

Located in New York, NY

Richard Florsheim created this color lithograph entitled “Waves” in 1973 in an edition of 50 pieces. Printed by Mourlot Press, Paris, this impression is signed and inscribed “3/50” – the third print of fifty. It is in good condition with full original color. The printed image size is 16 3/8 x 23.75 inches and the paper size is 19.75 x 26.50 inches. RICHARD ABERLE FLORSHEIM...

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1970s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Richard Florsheim
Waves, 1972

H 16.5 in W 23.75 in D 0.97 in

Manhattan Nocturne

By Armin Landeck

Located in Storrs, CT

Manhattan Nocturne. 1938. Etching and drypoint. Kraeft 70. 7 1/8 x 11 7/8 (sheet 10 1/2 x 15 1/4). Edition 100. Presentation Print of the Society of American Etchers, 1938. Provenanc...

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1930s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint, Etching

Armin Landeck
Manhattan Nocturne, 1938

H 15.63 in W 20.38 in D 0.5 in

Royal Insurance Building of Canada. (Royal Globe Insurance Company Building)

By Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Located in Storrs, CT

Royal Insurance Building of Canada. (Royal Globe Insurance Company Building) 1927. Drypoint. 12 x 6 1/2 (sheet 17 1/2 x 10 1/2). A rich impression with selective plate tone printed in black/brown ink on cream wove paper. Signed in pencil. Housed in a 20 x 16-inch archival mat, suitable for framing. Rosenberg's first published print of 1927 was a drypoint of the Royal Insurance Building of Canada in New York. From his personal journal, we know that it was executed on January 18th in London and that 108 proofs were printed on 'modern' paper and signed. The alternate name of the building is the Royal Globe Insurance Company Building. It is located in the financial district of Manhattan, 150 William Street to Gold...

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1920s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Louis Conrad Rosenberg
Royal Insurance Building of Canada. (Royal Globe Insurance Company Building), 1927

H 12 in W 6.5 in D 0.5 in

Walking View, Left

By Ron Pokrasso

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Walking View, Left" 1990 is a color etching with aquatint by Santa Fe artist Ron Pokrasso, b.1951. It is hand signed, titled dated and inscribed artist proof in pencil by the artist. The image (plate mark) is 17.5 x 17.5 inches, framed size is 28.5 x 24.75 inches. It is custom framed in a mahogany frame. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Ron Pokrasso has been an exhibiting artist, printmaker and educator for more than 40 years. He received his MFA degree from Pratt Institute in 1975 and has had over 50 solo exhibitions and has participated in more than 175 group shows. His work is in public, private, and corporate collections throughout the U.S. and abroad and is represented by several galleries nationwide as well as being featured in numerous books. For 11 years Pokrasso owned and directed Graphics Workshop (gifted to The College of Santa Fe in 1993). He is an originator of the printmaking event “Monothon” and has been an ardent supporter of arts programs for youth. His teaching experience includes universities, museums, public schools and private workshops, as well as Artist Residencies in the U.S., Scotland, Ireland and Italy. In 2000 Ron Pokrasso received the Mayor’s Recognition Award For Visual Arts citing his artistic and educational contribution to the city of Santa Fe. Currently Ron Pokrasso operates the Galisteo Street Studio in Santa Fe, NM offering workshops and assisted sessions for artists in addition to creating and exhibiting his artworks. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 202056Trees and Music, Mentors, Friends and Family: Remarque Print Studio, Albuquerque, NM 2019 Santa Fe Studio Tour: Galisteo Street Studio, Santa Fe, NM 2018 Santa Fe Studio Tour: Galisteo Street Studio, Santa Fe, NM 123456Some Recent Works On Paper: Remarque Print Studio, Albuquerque, NM 2016 Emptying Drawers and Clearing Racks: Timberwick Studios, Santa Fe, NM 2015 Fun With Music and Art: Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, OK 2014 Color Breaking Barriers: The SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA 123456Transferring Ink 3: Janice Griffiths Gallery, Fallbrook, CA 2011 Ron Pokrasso and Colleagues: Quad Gallery, Riverside, CA 2010 Zane Bennett Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Recurrence of Memory: Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT 2009 New Works: Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX 2007 Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA 123456Lynne Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2006 Lynne Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2005 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA 2004 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA 123456Brevard Museum of Art and Science, Melbourne, FL 123456Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA 2003 Galerie Municipale/ C.I.M., Chamaliers, France 123456Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT 123456Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA 2002 Los Milagros Print Studio, Oklahoma City, OK 123456Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2001 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2000 Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1999 Famous for His Trees: Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1998 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 123456Art Thomas Gallery, Charleston, SC 1997 Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 1996 In the Eyes of the Beholder: Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1995 Works on Paper: Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT 123456Waxlander Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1994 Amos Joseph Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 123456Works on Paper: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC 1993 Amos Joseph Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 1992 New Monotypes: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC 123456Fantasy, Art & Baseball: Barclay Simpson Gallery, Lafayette, CA 1991 Works on Paper: Wenniger Graphics, Boston, MA 123456Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC 123456Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 1990 Works on Paper: White Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia, USSR 123456Recent Work: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC 1989 Recent Work: Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA 123456Founders Gallery, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC 123456Recent Prints: Wenniger Graphics, Provincetown, MA 123456Recent Work: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC 1988 Barclay Simpson Gallery, Lafayette, CA 198813Recent Prints: Wenniger Graphics, Boston, MA 1987 Recent Monotypes: Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, DC 1986 Fresh Start II, ‘86: Beverly Gordon Gallery, Dallas, TX 1985 New Work: Sena Plaza Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 1975 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Higgins Hall Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Group Exhibitions 202034Masked, Veiled and Unveiled: A Sea (In The Desert) Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 201956Breakfast At Harry’s: Are We There Yet? FOMA, Santa Fe, NM 123456Solar Impressions: Southampton Art Center, Southampton, NY 123456Exquisite Corpse: Community Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 2017 East Meets West: Gildea Contemporary, Key West, FL 2016 Recent Work; Three person show: Mill Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 123456Men In Aprons: Pacific Northwest College Of Art, SGC conference, Portland, OR 123456Visual Arts Faculty: Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA 2015 20th Retrospective: Center For Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT 123456The Mask Of The Artist: The SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA 123456Arizona Aqueous XXIV: Tubac Center Of The Arts, Tubac, AZ 2014 Monotypes And More: Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 123456Premier Exhibition: The SF Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2013 Revisiting: Ten Years of the Visiting Artist Series at ASLD, Carson Gallery, Denver, CO 123456Visual Arts Faculty: Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA 2012 Mentors and Makers: Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY 123456Beasts Big and Small from the Scripps Collection: Scripps College, Claremont, CA 123456Art Of The Book 4: Artist Union Gallery, Ventura, CA 123456One Square Foot Of Humor: Zane Bennett Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM 123456Michele Jamison and Friends: Stephen Archdeacon Gallery, Palm Springs, CA 2011 Aberdeen Artists Printmaking Invitational Exhibition, Aberdeen, Scotland 123456Contemporary Monotypes: Glasgow Print studio, Glasgow, Scotland 123456Visiting Artists: Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA 123456The Process of Art- Faculty Exhibition: Sedona Art Center, Sedona, AZ 123456Beyond Abstraction: Center For Emerging Visual Artists, Philadelphia, PA: J&J World Headquarters 12345678Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ 123456Artists Portraying Artists: Windsor Whip Works Art Center & Gallery, Windsor, NY 123456Going Solar: St Louis Artists’ Guild, St Louis, MO 2010 2010 Great Impressions- The Print Club of Rochester Turns 80: Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY 123456Visual Arts Faculty, Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA 123456September Special- Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT 2009 Comfort Food: Jennie Cooley Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Vision Shift: Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM 2008 Process/ Image/ Print: O’Sullivan Art Gallery, Regis University, Denver, CO 123456September Special: Arts exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT 123456Visual Arts Faculty, Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA 123456Interludes: South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA 123456Ink’d: dba256 Gallery, Pomona, CA 123456Craighead Green gallery, Dallas, TX 2007 Art Department Founders Exhibit: College of Santa Fe Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456From Barbizon to Santa Fe-Argos Etchings and Paintings, Santa Fe, NM 2006 Gallery Hop 2006: Joseph Gierek Fine Art, Tulsa, OK 123456Pressed: Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA 123456Faculty Artists Exhibition: Parks Exhibition Center, Idyllwild, CA 200556Summer Connections: Visiting Artists: Bancroft Gallery, Cohasset, MA 123456September Special: Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT 123456Solarplate Revolution: Taller Boricua Gallery, New York, NY 123456Solarplate Evolution: Cape Cod Community College, North Barnstable, MA 200456Solarplate Revolution: Gray Gallery, Quincy, IL; Center For Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT; 12345678Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA 123456Monothon 18: College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 200356Artists Choose Artists: East Central University, Ada, OK 123456Monothon 17: College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 123456Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX 123456New Mexico Printmakers: Santa Fe Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM 1234566th World Triennale of Small Prints: Chamlieres, France 123456Printsafe: Warringah Printmakers Studio, Manly Vale, Australia 123456Solarplate Revolution: Southern Graphics Council, Boston, MA; Whitney Art Works, Greenport, NY; BCB 12345678Art, Hudson, NY 200256Northern New Mexico Printmakers: Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO 123456The Magnificent Subject: Wyeth Hurd Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Monothon 16: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 123456September Special: Arts Exclusive Gallery, Simsbury, CT 200156Jewish Artists on the Edge: Yeshiva University Museum, New York, NY 123456Monothon 15: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 2000565th World Triennale of Small Prints: Chamalieres, France 123456Jewish Artists on the Edge: Marion Art Center, Santa Fe, NM 123456A Show With Heart: Joyce Robins Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Monothon 14: College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 123456Seventh Annual Cup Show: Segretto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 199956Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX 123456William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO 123456Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Monothon 13: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 123456Bridging the Milleniums: Deloney Newkirk Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 199856Alumni Invitational: Tower Fine Arts Gallery, Brockport, NY 123456101 Cups – 101 Artists: Karen Ruhlen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Intimacies – A Collection of Small Works: Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 123456Hands In – The Cookie Jar Show: Select Art Gallery, Sedona, AZ 123456Monothon ’98: Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA 123456Collage = Reality: Gallery Zipp, Glorieta, NM 123456Magnificent Subject IV: Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM 123456Love Art – A Public Display of Affection: Patricia Carlisle Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM 123456Monothon 12: Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM 199756Duo – Ron Adams...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Etching

Ron Pokrasso
Walking View, Left, 1990

H 28.5 in W 24.75 in D 1.15 in

Approaching Storm

By Armin Landeck

Located in Storrs, CT

Approaching Storm, Manhattan. 1937. Drypoint. Kraeft 65. 9 1/8 x 8 3/8 (sheet 15 3/4 x 14 7/8). Edition 100. Provenance: Estate of David Llewellyn Re...

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1930s American Modern Tobias Musicant Prints and Multiples

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Drypoint

Armin Landeck
Approaching Storm, 1937

H 17.75 in W 16 in D 1 in